The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Հատոր 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... mean between the greatest and the least ; that is , at the time of the equinox . But I shall only observe further , that notwithstanding the coldness of this season , it has been demonstrated by astro- nomers , that the sun is really ...
... mean between the greatest and the least ; that is , at the time of the equinox . But I shall only observe further , that notwithstanding the coldness of this season , it has been demonstrated by astro- nomers , that the sun is really ...
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... mean to pursue in my future lucubrations , and by which I hope to gratify alike the poet , the philosopher , and the christian . The subject , hitherto , has been chiefly confined to what the surrounding country affords ; but we are now ...
... mean to pursue in my future lucubrations , and by which I hope to gratify alike the poet , the philosopher , and the christian . The subject , hitherto , has been chiefly confined to what the surrounding country affords ; but we are now ...
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... means employed by nature to give plants more strength , and make them ex- pand with more vigour . Several are even per- suaded that winters , producing no snow , presage a bad harvest , and a feeble state of vegetation ; and they ...
... means employed by nature to give plants more strength , and make them ex- pand with more vigour . Several are even per- suaded that winters , producing no snow , presage a bad harvest , and a feeble state of vegetation ; and they ...
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... means . composition of these islands is stone , formed by the sublime hand of omnipotent Power ; not fritted into segments , transverse or perpendicular , but cast , at once , into one immense and solid mass . A mountain , throughout ...
... means . composition of these islands is stone , formed by the sublime hand of omnipotent Power ; not fritted into segments , transverse or perpendicular , but cast , at once , into one immense and solid mass . A mountain , throughout ...
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... means of investigating the true disposition of their orbits , which is the cause of the variety of opinions formerly held on this subject . Some of their philosophers supposed the earth to be immoveable , as the centre of the uni- verse ...
... means of investigating the true disposition of their orbits , which is the cause of the variety of opinions formerly held on this subject . Some of their philosophers supposed the earth to be immoveable , as the centre of the uni- verse ...
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